Gate.



J. KRIEG & D. Z. PADGETT.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6, 1914.

Patented NDV. 3, 1914.

and

THE NORRIS PETERS (10.. PHoTo-LlTr-lo. WASHINGTON, D. c

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To all whom it may concern I Be it known that we, JESSE I Qune and DAN'IEn Z- Panen'r'r, citizens of the United States, residing at Adamstown,

have invented certain new and useful 1mprovements in Gates; and we do declare' the following to be a full clear, scription of the invention,' such as will en+ able others skilled in 'the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 4

This invention relates to new and useful;

I improvements in gates and moreparticujustably secured 2 elevation ofthe gate applied to use with the "improved hinge construction thereon, show} ing in dotted lines a'raised position of said 'larly. to a farm gate and has forits object to provide means whereby the horizontal position of the gate changed at will so as thereof to any ground; I J

"A'further object of the invention resides to raise the free end in'providing an improved hinge construetion for, engagement with the lower portion of the gate whereby said hinge may be adto the gate for retaining the latter in its adjusted position.

r'espectto the ground.

Another object is inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient in use.

With these and other'objects in view,-our invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement be hereinafter referred to of parts as will and more particularly set forth in thespecification and claims.

In .the accompanying drawings forming a part of this appllcationz Figure l is a side gate; Fig. 21s a horizontalsectiontherei through as seen on 1 Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through "the same as seen on linebL- of Fig. l; Fig.,

his a similar View as seen ,online of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of'a slight modification for use in connection with this gate.

Indescribing thei to the. drawing in which similarreference V I l V Specificationb f Lette rs latent. I ApplicationfiledAprilQlSl. Seria1No. 829,955

characters in thecounty of Frederick and State of Maryland,

and exact de may be varied ior J desired height above the Still another object of the invention resides in providing an improvedrneans for, actuating the hinge and gate forthe pur pose of raising and lowering the latterwithto provide a; device; which is simple and durable in construction,

nvention we shall refer designate I I corresponding parts 1 t r ughout the several views and 1n Wl110lf1-" 1' lndicates agate of any desired size and 2 and 3, the

PatentediNovig, 1914.; j-

construction the same being. adapted .to' swing between [the gate [posts .60 former being-the hi'ngepostp Said post 2 is, provided adjacent its upper and. lower P ends wlth the usual pintles 4; which are provided forhinging gates theretoand one e of the hingesxbetiveehj the gate and post 2 isof'the ordinary strap-type; as indicated. 'at'5, the same being secured -torthegatejby;

meansof abolt 6 and having the eye there-Q of, as usual, engaged on theupper pintle llv on the post 2., The lower hinge indicated in the drawing at 7 is also of the ordinary strap typeijhaving a portion thereof bent upon itself to form a usual eye for-engage mentg'vvith the; lower pintleA; on said post2 "and the, shankor longerar'mof said strap hinge is slotted adj acentits outer end as 111- 'dicajtedat 8. It must be here stated that the eyes ofthe' strap" hinges 5 and 7 are somewhat loosely engaged with the pintles L4 affording glooseihinge connection between the gate and the hinge post.

Projecting through the gate andthrough the slot8 off wingqnut 10 I engaged with; the threaded" outer end thereof whereby to. clamp the;

free end ofsaid strap hinge tightly against the side of the gate and thereby prevent i .movement of the -two relativelygto, each "said hinge? is a bolt 9 having anordinary l other. It will beseen from this construetion that the gate is capable of movement 1'90 with. respect to thestrap hinge 7 and the;

two may. be secured together in various'adj 1 But we, have rovided a means for guiding the onei'n its mOVGHlQIIlLWlth respect to the other. To this end we provlde a gulde plate l lwhich is held against the outer face of the strap hinge 7 by means of bolts 12 engaged with said plate; and extending through the gate member Labove and below 'justed positions with respect to one another:

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saiclstrap hinge 7 the free'endslof saidbolts being.- engaged with nuts 13. bile the guideplatell affords a guiding means for the strap hinge 7 asthe gate is movedwith respect thereto,-it;willalso-be seen that {the same imay beused foraffording clamping means between the, gate and strap'hinge to aid or, assist the clamping of said; hinge en's. I

gaged as described above.

; Infview of the part cular construction above described and claimed in the drawing, 1t will be seen that any deslred movement of the parts may be had, thereby permitting the free end of the gate to be raised so asto pass over a snow drift or to permit stock of a small size to pass out permltting through. It will also permitthe free end of the gate to be raised in case thehinge post should incline so as to lower the free end of the gate, as frequently occurs with such structures. lVhile these adjustments may be readily made, we have provided a specific means for manually raising and lowering the gate which means will simplify the operation materially and be of great advantage to the operator. To this end, a lever 14 is provided, the one end thereof being curved or bent as shown at 15 and said'lever in the curved portion thereof-adjacent the free end of the same is fulcrumed as indicated at 16.

onthe strap hinge 7'. The fulcrum indicated at .16 is represented in thedra-wing as a threaded bolt engaged with. a threaded opening in the strap hin ge7and a spacing washer 17 is mounted on said bolt or fulcrum member 16 between the face of sald strap hinge 7 and the lever 14. Engaged with the threaded outer end of said fulcrum 16 is a nut 18 which when turned home properly secures said lever 14in position thereon.

Engaged with the extreme lower free end of the curved portion ofsaid lever 14 is a link 19, the opposite end of said link being loosely engaged with the stop or bolt 9 under the wing nut 10. It will thus be seen that by an actuation of said lever 14, said gate may be actuated with respect to the hinge 7 and thusthe outerend of said gate may be raised and lowered as desired. In

order to retain this gate in various adjusted positions or in other words at various heights to which the same may be adjusted, a plate or bar 20 is provided with a plural- 'ity of spaced openings 22 and a peg or stud 23 is provided for reception in the same.

The outer end of the actu'alting-levenli passes over the outer face of the bar 20 and when said lever is disposed to the position adjusting the gate to its desired position, the peg may be inserted in the opening '23 just below said lever 14, thus retaining the latter in its adjusted position and retaining the gate in the desired position.

In order to permit the above described movement or adjustment of the free end of the gate without afiecting the latch mechanism thereof, a hook shaped latch member 24: is provided on the post 3. The free end of this latch member is inclinedrearwardly as shown at 25 which will permit the free end of the gate engaging therewith, irrespective of its height or vertical adjustment.

In Fig. 5 we have shown a slightmodification of a means/for retaining the lever '14 through the gateway with-i larger animals to pass there- ,tion which positions the gate as 'ment of said be'understood that this means that without the use of in any'adjusted position. In this modification, a link chain 26 1s provided the same emgsecured at its upper end to the gate about centrally thereof and adjacent the upper edge of said gate. The links each form means for the reception of the outer end of the lever 14 therein and obvlously admits of the retention of said lever in any adjusted po'sltlon.

The device is otherwise formed as described in connection with the above mentioned form. 1 1 3 In operation, assuming that this device is entirely set up and ready for use, should it bedesired to raise the outer end of the gate to permit smaller animals in the stock yard to pass thereunder and at the same time prevent larger animals from passing through the gate way, it is only necessary to grasp the outerend of the lever 14 and raise upwardly thereon. Such an actuation causes the lower or inner end of said lever 14 to force outwardly on the link 9 which causes the gate to be moved outwardly and upwardly with respect to the strap hinge 7. When said. lever has been moved to the posidesired, the stud or peg 23may be inserted in the proper opening 22, thus retaining said lever in its adjusted position. If desired, at this time the wing nut 10 may be turned home tightly thus clamping the link 9 tightly against the strap hinge and securing said gate in its adjusted position with respect to the hinge without further securing means. Of course, if it is desired to raise the gate to the full degree, the outer end, of said lever 1a is raised until the same may be engaged with the hook member 21 at the upper end of the gate. In the lowering of the gate 'to' its initial position, the operation is reve'sed and the construction of the parts is such that when the gate is lowered the oneedge of said guide plate 11 will contact with thespacing washer 17 on the belt or fulcrum member 16 thuslimiting the downward movegate with respect to the hinge member. 'VVhen these parts contact with one another 'as described, the gate member is in its horizontal and initial position.

While we have described a means for actuating, that is raising and lowering, the

gate with respect to the hinge post, it will v may be en} tirely omitted if desired It is apparent the link and the actuating lever and their adjunctive parts this gate may be moved with respect to the strap hinge 7 to raise or lower the outer end thereof andmay be secured in any adjusted position by theturning home. of the wing nut; 10 on the bolt 9.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that we have provided a simple, inexpensive and effective means for carrying out the object of the invention and while we have particu- 1 larly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth it is obi ing through I "hinge member to afiord adjustment of the swinging member with respect to the stavious that various changes in form, proportlons and in the minor detalls of construction may be resorted to within the scope of p the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Havingthus we claim is:- v j 1. The combination with a stationary member; of a swinging member, a pair of, strap hinges operatlvely connecting said the lower of.

members one with the other, said strap hingesbeingslotted, a stud carried on the swinging member and project'- the" slot of said last mentioned tionary member, means in connection with said last mentioned strap hinge and said stud for manually adjusting saidswinging member and additional means in connec tion with the last referred to means for re taining said members in any adjusted position. f v

2. The combination with a stationary member; of a swinging member, a pair of strap hinges operatively connecting said a members one with the other,

said strap hinges being slotted, a stud carried on the swinging memberand projected" through the slot of said last mentioned hingemember whereby to provide a loose connection between the hinge member and swinging member and afifording means i for the adjustment of the swinging member with respect to the stationary member, a lever fulcrumed adj acentone end thereofon said last mentioned hinge member, a link pivotally connected at its one end with the 3 last mentioned end of said lever andjhaving'j I its opposite end engaged with the 'afore-} said stud on said swinging member, where-v by to adjust said swinging member upon the actuation of said lever, and means for retaining said lever and correspondingly said swinging memberin any adjusted position. a

3. The combinatlon of a stationary member; of a swinging member, a pair'of strap hinges operatively connecting said members one with the other, vone of said hinges hav- Gopi es of this patent may be obtained. for

described our invention what the lower, of

set our hands in presence 1ng witnesses.

ing. a slot therein, a pin projected from said swinging member "through the slot'in said last mentioned hinge, member, aflording movement between the swinging member and said hinge,an actuating lever fulcrumed ad acent 1ts nner end on said last mentioned hinge member, a link having pivotal connectionat its one end with-Jthe extreme inner end of saidactuating lever, the

opposite endof said, link having engage ment with the aforesaid pin on said swinging member, means engagedwith said pin 'for retaining the last mentionedend of said link in position thereon, said 'means also adapted for theretentionfof said swinging member in any position to which the same maybe adjusted with; respect to the last mentioned hinge, and additional: means in connection with actuating lever for retaining the latter and correspondinglysaid swinging rmember in anyfadjusted position;

4. The combination Twith a stationary member; of a swinging member, a pair of strap h nges roperatively connecting said membersone with the other, the" lower of said strap hinges having movable engagememberg mounted on the swinging member contact with said guide member and swing ing "member to 'limit themovementin one,

direction a of said swinging "member with'fre-' sp ectjto the last mentioned hinge, linking 'means between the extreme inner endgot said actuating lever and said swinging mem- 1 her to adjust the latter with respect to the last mentionedhinge, and means for. retaining said lever and correspondlngly said swinging member in any adjusted position.

In testimony whereof we. have hereunto of, two subscrib- JESSEKRIEG. i DANIEL ZQ PADGETT. Witnesses: I

I J.TY.YTHQMAS,, H LEWIS SPONSELLER.

Washington, D} G. i

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 

